Elijah's First Birthday Party

We went all out to celebrate Elijah's first birthday in the youth room of our church. It can be hard being away from our families at special times like this, but because God has blessed us with such an incredible church family and such caring friends it isn't as difficult as it has the potential of being. We were overwhelmed by and grateful for the love Elijah received on his birthday. Thank you for loving him and for making his birthday special!

The birthday boy! Happy Birthday!

I had a ton of fun decorating with some friends!

Elijah loves animals so we had
a safari animal theme.

Yummy!

Lisa and the birthday boy with a balloon in tow.

Daddy and Elijah enjoying a snack!

Levi cashing in on the pinata candy!

Guests were given the option to contribute money toward a
well being dug in a rural village of India in Elijah's honor.
Here's the link to the intro video we watched. It is the
second video marked intro.
http://thewaterproject.org/thewaterchallenge_video.asp?utm_source=Water+Challenge+Info+Requests&utm_campaign=a8a8f0ab8e-How_to_Start_the_Challenge8_24_2009&utm_medium=email




We are watching the Water Project video.
The effects of unclean drinking water are staggering.

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Elijah! Happy Birthday to you!

Mmmmmmm!

What a bad day to forget a bib!

Elijah really enjoyed all his new toys!

Aidan was a great helper since he has more gift opening
experience than Elijah. It was a lot of fun for me to see how
much fun our young guests had playing with the new toys.

Maddie and Elijah